German police investigate after 17 grenades found in parked car

Published Feb 19, 2019

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Dresden - Police in the eastern German city of Dresden

are investigating the discovery of 17 hand grenades in a sports

utility vehicle parked near the city's central train station, police

said on Tuesday.

Two men, aged 17 and 28, have been detained in relation to the

incident.

Police inspected the vehicle late on Monday after an officer noticed

it was parked illegally. The two men turned out to be natives of

Bosnia-Herzegovina and were taken into custody while police checked

to see if they were legally in Germany.

An initial search of the car turned up some drugs, so a sniffer dog

was brought in. The dog found no further drugs, but uncovered the

hand grenades, hidden behind some panels.

The area around the car was blocked off and the grenades were taken

for inspection to see if they still posed a threat.

Authorities say they have no leads on why the men had the explosives

in their car.

dpa

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